Reduction of sample size requirements by bilateral versus unilateral research designs in animal models for cartilage tissue engineering

Tissue Engineering - Part C: Methods

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 885-891

  Orth, Patrick ^a   Zurakowski, David ^b   Alini, Mauro ^c,d   Cucchiarini, Magali ^a,d   Madry, Henning ^a,d  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d AO FOUNDATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE; DEFECTS; GRADING; JOINTS (ANATOMY); REPAIR; SAMPLING; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE REPAIR; ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; CARTILAGE TISSUE ENGINEERING; COEFFICIENTS OF VARIATIONS; INTRAINDIVIDUAL VARIABILITY; OSTEOCHONDRAL DEFECTS; OSTEOCHONDRAL REPAIRS; REDUCTION OF SAMPLE SIZE;

DESIGN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE DEFECT; HISTOLOGY; KNEE SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SCORING SYSTEM; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; RABBITS; SAMPLE SIZE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84885763550     PISSN: 19373384     EISSN: 19373392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2012.0699     Document Type: Article

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